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it's not just a few big rerters to worry about anymore. how modern news coverage has changed politics itself. chris: welcome back. we're talking about how new media changed politics. it used to be a few reporters from a few big players were all a national politician had to worry about. you know, the boys on the bus. the turning point was in january of 1998. a little-known guy with his own internet gossip site rocked washington. he broke a gossip item "newsweek" had been sitting on. they hadn't vetted it yet. it was posted on "the drudge report" and here it was. the president of the united states is having an affair with monica lewinsky. three days later, the "washington post" decided to go with that story that "newsweek" editors had been vetting. another example, it took a reporter for abc news' internet political sheet called "the note" to break this. >> when strom thurmond rain for -- ran for president, we voted for him. we're proud of him. and if the rest of the country had followed our lead we wouldn't have had all these problems over
it's not just a few big rerters to worry about anymore. how modern news coverage has changed politics itself. chris: welcome back. we're talking about how new media changed politics. it used to be a few reporters from a few big players were all a national politician had to worry about. you know, the boys on the bus. the turning point was in january of 1998. a little-known guy with his own internet gossip site rocked washington. he broke a gossip item "newsweek" had been sitting on....
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in other words, we know they're there are big problems. we have to suck it up. >> people are feeling helpless. >> why don't they get out and show a bit of passionate? >> we see it in madison,wisconsin. in indiana. it's beginning to surface but not much. part of it is because we've been dealing with a culture of greed is good. we've been dealing with a culture of don't attack what donald trump, don't tax our success. we've got the lowest tax rates in the last 30 years. trillions of dollars in tax havens offshore. offshore subsidiaries, come racials. one out of corporations didn't pay a penny of taxes whatsoever. >> let me be the devil's advocate here. >> sure. >> is it really the big problem that rich aren't paying enough tax, or is the real problem that poor are not being looked after properly? >> it goes hand in hand. it goes hand in hand. >> donald trump has a point. there are people self-made in this country who have worked incredibly hard to get where they are. why should they have to pay exorbitant taxation? >> it's not exorbitant tax
in other words, we know they're there are big problems. we have to suck it up. >> people are feeling helpless. >> why don't they get out and show a bit of passionate? >> we see it in madison,wisconsin. in indiana. it's beginning to surface but not much. part of it is because we've been dealing with a culture of greed is good. we've been dealing with a culture of don't attack what donald trump, don't tax our success. we've got the lowest tax rates in the last 30 years....
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our country is not succeeding because our military is too big. people call it the military and then it's hands off. it's not military. it's defense contractors. most of our weaponry is ridiculous. it's not -- it's for fighting the russians in 1978. we don't need that. what would make this country stronger is economics. that's where the future is. that's what makes a country strong. if you're not strong economically you are not -- >> piers: that's where america is increasingly weak. >> this is one reason. we could solve this debt deficit problem if we would do two simple things. tax the rich like they used to be taxed. not a hell of a lot more, just like they were under clinton and bring the troops home. not just from iraq and afghanistan, but we have half a million troops in bases across the world. >> piers: how many do the chinese have? >> none. they don't have troops. because they know this is not the way you achieve agemny in this world. >> piers: i did a documentary in shanghai recently. fascinating time to be out there. this dynamism that yo
our country is not succeeding because our military is too big. people call it the military and then it's hands off. it's not military. it's defense contractors. most of our weaponry is ridiculous. it's not -- it's for fighting the russians in 1978. we don't need that. what would make this country stronger is economics. that's where the future is. that's what makes a country strong. if you're not strong economically you are not -- >> piers: that's where america is increasingly weak....
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that's a pretty big chip to pull out. and i disagreed with that. and we -- >> what do you mean by that, do you think? >> i think when you understand the material, you understand it. and when you don't get it, you might think that i'm negative towards my own people. >> what also strikes me as strange is that i have met him five or six times on the show, and he has always been unbelievably courteous. comes back, chat, cup of coffee, have a laugh and yet he seems to attract, from all of his competitors, extraordinary amount of antipathy. >> there's not a -- there's not a union of super heroes amongst late night talk show hosts. i just met david letterman really for the first time i did his show. i waited 28 years to do it. i've known conan for a while. i know jimmy fallon, i know jimmy kimmel, i know craig ferguson and to a man, the one thing that we all agree on is that we are not all crazy about jay leno. >> why is that? >> i don't know. i think in our own personal dealings, some people get along and some people don't. >> is he much more competitive
that's a pretty big chip to pull out. and i disagreed with that. and we -- >> what do you mean by that, do you think? >> i think when you understand the material, you understand it. and when you don't get it, you might think that i'm negative towards my own people. >> what also strikes me as strange is that i have met him five or six times on the show, and he has always been unbelievably courteous. comes back, chat, cup of coffee, have a laugh and yet he seems to attract, from...
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the fact is that -- >> are you saying this is not a big deal? $800 million of aids has been suspended. >> both sides are working together on a number of things and pakistan is not happy with the pace of delivery of assistance. americans are not happy with the pace of delivery of certain deliverables from pakistan. it happens sometimes. right now because pakistan is a fledgling democracy and everything that happens there hits the media and there's an american domestic political context in which everything becomes an issue because of the way people react to your administration. this has become -- >> the reaction in pakistan to the u.s. decision to suspend at least for now $800 million in promised aid, a spokesman for the pakistani military saying in the past, we have not been dependent -- we have not been dependent on any external support for these operations. and they will. >> in 1999 there was no aid relationship. even though the u.s. and pakistan continued to work together albeit in a limited manner. it's not a good idea. it insults the people
the fact is that -- >> are you saying this is not a big deal? $800 million of aids has been suspended. >> both sides are working together on a number of things and pakistan is not happy with the pace of delivery of assistance. americans are not happy with the pace of delivery of certain deliverables from pakistan. it happens sometimes. right now because pakistan is a fledgling democracy and everything that happens there hits the media and there's an american domestic political...
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that's a pretty big chip to pull out. and i disagreed with that. >> what did he mean by that, do you think? >> i think when you understand the material, you understand it. when you don't get it, you might think i'm negative toward my own people. >> it struck me as strange. he's always been unbelievably core just. he has a chat, a cup of coffee. yet he seems to attract from all his competitors extraordinary amount of anti-pathy. >> there is not a union of super heroes among late night talk shows. i just met david letterman for the first time. i've known conan for a whifl i know jimmy kimmel, i know craig ferguson. and to a man, i think the one thing that we all agree on is we're all not crazy about jay leno. >> why is that? >> i have no idea. >> fascinating. i think in our own personal dealings with him, some people get along and some people don't. >> is he. more competitive than people realize? >> i don't know if competition is the right word. i think he is more interested in e else than he should be. >> do you think he s
that's a pretty big chip to pull out. and i disagreed with that. >> what did he mean by that, do you think? >> i think when you understand the material, you understand it. when you don't get it, you might think i'm negative toward my own people. >> it struck me as strange. he's always been unbelievably core just. he has a chat, a cup of coffee. yet he seems to attract from all his competitors extraordinary amount of anti-pathy. >> there is not a union of super heroes...
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there is a big difference between 15% and 0%. this study can be found right now on house speaker john boehner's website. speaker.gov. there are reports now seeping out of the ultrasecret bipartisan deficit reduction negotiations led by invite president joe biden that the ratio that was on the table when the republicans walked out was 83% spending cuts, 17% revenue increases. so when the talks got within a couple of percentage points of the ratio that republicans recently considered acceptable, why did the republicans walk out? senator chuck schumer knows why. >> let's not forget senator mcconnell made it clear last october that his number one priority above everything else is to defeat president obama. and now it's becoming clear that insisting on a slash and burn approach may be part of this plan. it has a double benefit for republicans. it's ideologically tidy and undermines economic recovery, which they think only helps them in 2012. >> the current position on tax revenues including the refusal to close tax loopholes is too ex
there is a big difference between 15% and 0%. this study can be found right now on house speaker john boehner's website. speaker.gov. there are reports now seeping out of the ultrasecret bipartisan deficit reduction negotiations led by invite president joe biden that the ratio that was on the table when the republicans walked out was 83% spending cuts, 17% revenue increases. so when the talks got within a couple of percentage points of the ratio that republicans recently considered acceptable,...
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and just yesterday, a big apology. he met with the family of a murdered teenager saying he's sorry that his journalists hacked her phone. he apologizes in print, as well, promising reareds that he will make big changes in the company. >>> and now to this side of the pond. the u.s. attorney general orders the fbi to look into whether rupert murdock's employees broke any u.s. laws. let's get straight to susan candiotti. rupert murdock appears before the parliament in just three days to testify. how hot is that seat there and here? >> well, i think it's safe to say that seat will be sizzling. by all accounts, his questioning before parliament can be spec spectacular. he took out full page ads mostly his own, but big block letters saying we are sorry. he signed the ad. his words he's poll gazing for wrongdoing causing hurt and not acting faster to sort things out. so par two top executives are taking the fall, his top editor, rebekah brooks, plur dock has described her as like a daughter to him. she's been in charge of his
and just yesterday, a big apology. he met with the family of a murdered teenager saying he's sorry that his journalists hacked her phone. he apologizes in print, as well, promising reareds that he will make big changes in the company. >>> and now to this side of the pond. the u.s. attorney general orders the fbi to look into whether rupert murdock's employees broke any u.s. laws. let's get straight to susan candiotti. rupert murdock appears before the parliament in just three days to...
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i'm a big believer in the jury system. i dedicated my professional career to it and i think it is the best system there is. >> bill: there is no other system. >> with that people have to go back and say what is realistic. prove beyond a reasonable doubt is not to a mat mathematical certainty. it is to a reasonable doubt. look at what is reasonable here. look at that cause of death. is there any reasonable doubt that this girl was murdered? >> bill: no. >> whether it was a premeditated murder or her mother was trying to quiet her. >> bill: if the little girl drown as i think one of anthony's attorneys said happened, you don't put duct tape over a drowned girl's mouth so that is out the window. you are not responsible for the the defense lawyers, you are not. these people introduce all kinds of crazy stuff they couldn't back up like i said in the talking points memo. weren't you offended as an american who wants justice for caylee anthony? weren't you offended by that? i was offended by that. >> a lot of the things that jose
i'm a big believer in the jury system. i dedicated my professional career to it and i think it is the best system there is. >> bill: there is no other system. >> with that people have to go back and say what is realistic. prove beyond a reasonable doubt is not to a mat mathematical certainty. it is to a reasonable doubt. look at what is reasonable here. look at that cause of death. is there any reasonable doubt that this girl was murdered? >> bill: no. >> whether it was...
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it's going to take somebody with big ego and lots of money. in 1992, that was ross perot. >> he's little. >> yes. the only one who fits all of those descriptions now is the mayor of new york, michael bloomberg. >> simply because he's short? >> no. >> he has billions. >> he has billions, the ego and the organizational gift, by the way. he built bloomberg just the way perot built perot systems and so forth. these are guy whose know how to build empires in business, who think, some of them, that they can build a temporary empire, which is what a presidential campaign is. bloomberg says he's not going to do it. >> angus king, one of the great names of american politics, on another show this morning, one that i'm very familiar with called "daily rundown." i asked him. he brought up a candidate. a potential candidate for an independent candidacy or third-party ticket. listen. >> i think it would be somebody, a guy named chuck hagel, for example, a republican senator from nebraska. >> endorsed obama, essentially. >> yeah, yeah, and she a trick guy. i
it's going to take somebody with big ego and lots of money. in 1992, that was ross perot. >> he's little. >> yes. the only one who fits all of those descriptions now is the mayor of new york, michael bloomberg. >> simply because he's short? >> no. >> he has billions. >> he has billions, the ego and the organizational gift, by the way. he built bloomberg just the way perot built perot systems and so forth. these are guy whose know how to build empires in...
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and i think that is the big challenge right now. how do we basically develop a political platform and a mandate to do those four things. >> i would add a couple things. to what tom said which i basically agree with. but first there is a cultural element here. it's not just a problem in washington, it's a pblem in the culture. a nation where people have distrust of authority, don't trust government, unwilling to accept sacrice, feel very threatened, want pore government than they are willing to pay for, and so there has to be a gigantic education campaign to go under that. and then the second thing i would add, and tom talked about a hybrid politics, i uld say we'vead it. and we just have to rediscover it. and i go back perpeally to my hero alex aner hamilton who created this hrid politics it was not -- he got us out of the big government versus small government debat he stood for lited b energetic government to enhance social mobility. so people in the hamiltonian practise decision which include the wig party and the lincoln an repu
and i think that is the big challenge right now. how do we basically develop a political platform and a mandate to do those four things. >> i would add a couple things. to what tom said which i basically agree with. but first there is a cultural element here. it's not just a problem in washington, it's a pblem in the culture. a nation where people have distrust of authority, don't trust government, unwilling to accept sacrice, feel very threatened, want pore government than they are...
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a big bummer. nfl football is a ritual. it is americana. sundays around the tv with your betting slip or your fantasy team or whatever, that is-dhash occupies a huge proportion of the population. if there is no football, it really will be a huge bummer. the nba, the business of nba, i don't think benefits quite as much from the national obsession. but you're right, it's a total drag np in a right track-wrong track way of understanding things, it is a wrong track but the cardinals wept the orioles in baltimore so i'm on the right track. >> well, they wi
a big bummer. nfl football is a ritual. it is americana. sundays around the tv with your betting slip or your fantasy team or whatever, that is-dhash occupies a huge proportion of the population. if there is no football, it really will be a huge bummer. the nba, the business of nba, i don't think benefits quite as much from the national obsession. but you're right, it's a total drag np in a right track-wrong track way of understanding things, it is a wrong track but the cardinals wept the...
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the big deal is really the deal they should make. i don't like the deal where we kick it down the road for six months. this is the time to make the deal. and i have to tell you, the republicans have the cards. people might not think that, but the republicans have all of the cards. and this is the time to get rid of obama care. this is the time to make the great deal. >> i've been following you on twitter, and you've been pretty aggressive about obama on the economy. you believe that he can't stop spending and that america has to stop spending. one of his beliefs, of course, is that he's got to get rid of these tax incentives for the rich. and look after the guys with no money. why would you oppose that as an ideology? >> well, you know, it's a different world today, piers, where people in this country can form companies in foreign countries, where they pay very little tax, much less tax. and once you start taxing -- and i'm not talking about me. but once you start taxing people that do create jobs and do createness create businesses,
the big deal is really the deal they should make. i don't like the deal where we kick it down the road for six months. this is the time to make the deal. and i have to tell you, the republicans have the cards. people might not think that, but the republicans have all of the cards. and this is the time to get rid of obama care. this is the time to make the great deal. >> i've been following you on twitter, and you've been pretty aggressive about obama on the economy. you believe that he...
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what you'd get under the big-ticket scenario is a drawing off the line. that's your $172 billion. the government is out of money if you don't increase the debt ceiling. what gets cut? military pay. wouldn't get their checks under this scenario. veterans checks, irs refund. if you're waiting for one you wouldn't get it. nutrition services, foods stamps, wouldn't get paid. federal salaries, education department, other and you heard him mention foreign aid to the palestinians. you have to make the choices and cut it off right here. that's one way. suppose you decided instead we'll put a priority on the social safety net. under this scenario, interest gets paid, social security gets paid, medicare and medicaid and those nutrition services that got cut off last time, you could pay them. housing grants would go out. veterans affairs, unemployment, education and tuition assistance. but under this set of priorities your line is down here and then you're at or slightly above that $172 billion. you cover most of the social safety net here but defense vendors wouldn't get paid. active duty m
what you'd get under the big-ticket scenario is a drawing off the line. that's your $172 billion. the government is out of money if you don't increase the debt ceiling. what gets cut? military pay. wouldn't get their checks under this scenario. veterans checks, irs refund. if you're waiting for one you wouldn't get it. nutrition services, foods stamps, wouldn't get paid. federal salaries, education department, other and you heard him mention foreign aid to the palestinians. you have to make the...
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i don't tell my friends just how affordable it is cus to them i'm still the big roller, the big cheese, ya know? oh, emmitt. baby, what you doing? y-y-yeah! [ clears throat ] [ deep voice ] yeah, babe. in a second. takin' care of some business. it's surprising just how affordable an rv vacation can be. gorving.com and get a free video. or visit an rv dealer. go affordably. go rving. >>> deadly violence in syria again today as anti-government demonstrators clashed with soldiers after friday prayers. activists say at least 21 civilians were killed along with one soldier. cnn is not able to independently verify this. video shows demonstrations in cities and towns across the country. syrian state tv once again blamed the violence on what it called arms ground and said soldiers were protecting people from those groups. the situation in egypt has received much less attention. hosni mubarek was swept from power. thousands turned out in tahrir square joining several camped out there since last week. they're vowing to stay there until their demands are taken by the council running the country.
i don't tell my friends just how affordable it is cus to them i'm still the big roller, the big cheese, ya know? oh, emmitt. baby, what you doing? y-y-yeah! [ clears throat ] [ deep voice ] yeah, babe. in a second. takin' care of some business. it's surprising just how affordable an rv vacation can be. gorving.com and get a free video. or visit an rv dealer. go affordably. go rving. >>> deadly violence in syria again today as anti-government demonstrators clashed with soldiers after...
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murdoch is a big backer of republicans. if more momentum builds for probes into possible hacking in the united states or even congressional hearings, there are cautionary tales for lawmakers, reports that tabloids sometimes turntables for those who investigate them. most of those accounts date back to well before the scandal blew back in the media in recent weeks. media standards trust tells us when british parliamentarians look into the tabloid press a couple of years ago, he heard allegations that they were discouraged from repeatedly inviting rebecca brooks, one of murdoch's top execs to receive. >> the allegation was they were told, members were told do not invite her again. do not press this one, do not push it because if you do, you're regret it. and that was made very clear to them. >> reporter: contacted by cnn, a news corporation spokeman would not comment on that allegation. >> are you concerned they might hit back at you, dig into your personal life or whatever? >> i'm not worried about my personal life nor am i
murdoch is a big backer of republicans. if more momentum builds for probes into possible hacking in the united states or even congressional hearings, there are cautionary tales for lawmakers, reports that tabloids sometimes turntables for those who investigate them. most of those accounts date back to well before the scandal blew back in the media in recent weeks. media standards trust tells us when british parliamentarians look into the tabloid press a couple of years ago, he heard allegations...
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what you'd get under the big-ticket scenario is a drawing off the line. that's your $172 billion. the government is out of money if you don't increase the debt ceiling. what gets cut? military pay. wouldn't get their checks under this scenario. veterans checks, irs refund. if you're waiting for one you wouldn't get it. nutrition services, foods stamps, wouldn't get paid. federal salaries, education department, other and you heard him mention for reason aide to the palestinians. you have to make the choices and cut it off right here. that's one way. suppose you decided instead we'll put a priority on the social safety net. under this scenario, interest gets paid, social security gets paid, medicare and medicaid and those nutrition services that got cut off last time, you could pay them. housing grants would go out. veterans affairs, unemployment, education and tuition assistance. but under this set of priorities your line is down here and then you're at or slightly above that $172 billion. you cover most of the social safety net here but defense vendors wouldn't get paid. active du
what you'd get under the big-ticket scenario is a drawing off the line. that's your $172 billion. the government is out of money if you don't increase the debt ceiling. what gets cut? military pay. wouldn't get their checks under this scenario. veterans checks, irs refund. if you're waiting for one you wouldn't get it. nutrition services, foods stamps, wouldn't get paid. federal salaries, education department, other and you heard him mention for reason aide to the palestinians. you have to make...
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and i think a big feather in our cap. that is all of us involved in the making of it. >> and many people revere you as one of the great actors of this generation. who for you -- who rocks your boat in the acting firm ament? who have been the greatest male and female actors of your lifetime? >> oh, heaven the you've got a long list. i'm going to start with the earlier ones. i mean with the later ones. because one of my big acting heroes is phillip seymour hoffman. there's meryl streep. there is jack nick -- nicholson. clint eastwood. i mean the most fun. yeah. yeah. >> well, what did you and clint get up to that we don't know about? >> that's for me to know and you to find out. isn't it? >> the mind boggles. what do you make of modern hollywood? obviously you've been around the block if you don't mind me saying a few decades. what do you make of the modern hollywood scene? >> well, it's interesting. it's interesting to watch fluctuate just what it does. they're always looking for what works best. right now we have a lot of
and i think a big feather in our cap. that is all of us involved in the making of it. >> and many people revere you as one of the great actors of this generation. who for you -- who rocks your boat in the acting firm ament? who have been the greatest male and female actors of your lifetime? >> oh, heaven the you've got a long list. i'm going to start with the earlier ones. i mean with the later ones. because one of my big acting heroes is phillip seymour hoffman. there's meryl...
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the price tag is big. we've been using cnn's global resources to explore the heartbreaking famine in so somalia. how kenya is suffering as well. stay with us, you're in "the situation room." mine was earned over the south pacific in 1943. vietnam, 1967. i got mine in iraq, 2003. u.s.a.a. auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation, because it offers a superior level of protection and because u.s.a.a.'s commitment to serve the military, veterans, and their families is without equal. begin your legacy. get an auto insurance quote. u.s.a.a. we know what it means to serve. we inspect your air filter, cabin filter. there's bugs, leaves, lint, crud. you'll be breathing that. i do believe it's part of a locust. make sure your alignments good. your brakes are good. you've got all sorts different things that you check off. your fluid levels. pretty much everything you could need. it gets done. it gets done quickly. and it gets done correctly. the works fuel saver package, just $29.95 or less a
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this is a big debate. even when we have this vote on the debt ceiling, it doesn't begin to solve the problem with spending and debt reform going forward. one vote. i am proud of baper for getting as far as he has gotten. >> you are our democratic strategist. is this an embarrassment? >> it's an embarrassment to the united states of america that we cannot get people to sit down and collaborate and compromise and come up with a solution. the republicans won this debate, this round of this debate. i will tell you why. both sides are talking about spending cuts. cuts that will alter our landscape forever. senior citizens, elderly, the disabled. veterans and others, it's time to come up with a deal that the american people will have to swallow hard and go ahead and pass this this weekend so that our dollar is not weakened. our interest rates will not go up. those are us with a little bit of money, we saw it sleep away yesterday. if we let this default happen, i don't care if you are tea party or independent or
this is a big debate. even when we have this vote on the debt ceiling, it doesn't begin to solve the problem with spending and debt reform going forward. one vote. i am proud of baper for getting as far as he has gotten. >> you are our democratic strategist. is this an embarrassment? >> it's an embarrassment to the united states of america that we cannot get people to sit down and collaborate and compromise and come up with a solution. the republicans won this debate, this round of...
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they're worried the taliban have been preparing a big one. after days of nothing, the insurgents are getting attacked from all sides. >> come on, hustle up. >> reporter: they use mortars first, aiming fortal ban talibae hills. but the incoming fire is very accurate here. >> go, go, go! >> reporter: they arrange cover from heavy machine guns. but the bullets are too close. locals scatter. just before huge american fire power has the last word. four massive air strikes across the hills and then the taliban fall silent. america knew why it came here, but isn't sure why it's staying. >> can we get like a police call for like cigarette butts? >> absolutely. >> reporter: ten minutes later, jets swoop into strafe the hills. a show of force for the taliban are now either gone or dead, at least five killed by the soldiers count. the next morning, it starts again. mortars and rocket propelled grenades pound the base. for a second time in just 15 hours, the place is under attack. much heavier this time and it appears they've taken casualties. more air s
they're worried the taliban have been preparing a big one. after days of nothing, the insurgents are getting attacked from all sides. >> come on, hustle up. >> reporter: they use mortars first, aiming fortal ban talibae hills. but the incoming fire is very accurate here. >> go, go, go! >> reporter: they arrange cover from heavy machine guns. but the bullets are too close. locals scatter. just before huge american fire power has the last word. four massive air strikes...
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go, big money! i mean, go. it's your break, honey. same coverage, more savings. now, that's progressive. call or click today. >>> 15 days until the treasury says it will run out money. a tea party leader says don't raise the debt seeing and he says president obama is lying about the consequences if we don't. "keeping them honest" about what many republicans believe is central to solving the long-term problem. a constitutional amendment to balance the budget. they vote on "cup, cap and balance." cutting spending to 2004 levels and caps it and freezes it right there and calls for a balanced budget amendment to the constitution. >> all that we ask in this bill is that we simply allow the states to weigh in, should the federal government live under a balanced budget amendment. should they do that? >> i don't understand why people won't vote for the a balanced budget amendment because it's the only discipline that will ever force the politics of washington to meet the responsibilities of washington. >> let's do something historic. let's, for the first time in american
go, big money! i mean, go. it's your break, honey. same coverage, more savings. now, that's progressive. call or click today. >>> 15 days until the treasury says it will run out money. a tea party leader says don't raise the debt seeing and he says president obama is lying about the consequences if we don't. "keeping them honest" about what many republicans believe is central to solving the long-term problem. a constitutional amendment to balance the budget. they vote on...
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the country may turn out to be the big loser if the crisis worsens, but the big winner is the tea party movement. they were enjoying the moment today. what happened. >> the tea party wanted the power and got power in the last mid-term elections, but now standing in the way of a deal to raise the debt ceiling, the world may get to see what they do with the power. >> the rally was small, but implications can be usage if leaders who now boast powerful positions in the senate and big numbers in the house -- insist it's their way or the highway. >> we have to hold the line and stand strong. we can't let down the people who elected us last november. >> tea party-backed republicans are hinting they may not go along with the debt deal that doesn't include a balanced budget and they don't buy into defaulting on obligations if the debt seely is not raised. >> this is artificial the president create and concocted a crisis. >> i don't believe the debt ceiling should be raised. i don't believe the ceiling has to be raised. secondly -- >> wouldn't we go into default? >> those of scare tactics. >> the
the country may turn out to be the big loser if the crisis worsens, but the big winner is the tea party movement. they were enjoying the moment today. what happened. >> the tea party wanted the power and got power in the last mid-term elections, but now standing in the way of a deal to raise the debt ceiling, the world may get to see what they do with the power. >> the rally was small, but implications can be usage if leaders who now boast powerful positions in the senate and big...
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it's a big question too. and i think there's so much misinformation out there, and i will immediately disclaim that i am not the expert in this field. although i am pretty literate. i'm pretty literate in this particular issue, because of people that are in my life and my mentors and people that i surround myself, because i really want to understand what the problem is. the majority of latinos in america are american, and i think that we forget that we are trying to categorize every mexican or every mexican american as illegal or undocumented, and that is just not true. nobody wants illegal immigration. what happened in arizona, i think, created a dialogue that we needed to have. and for immigration, it's been on the administration -- on the agenda for the past three administrations. so people like to blame obama and they're going to blame a lot of people for it -- >> well, there's this huge expectation with obama, because he's the first african-american president. so of all people, you would expect him to un
it's a big question too. and i think there's so much misinformation out there, and i will immediately disclaim that i am not the expert in this field. although i am pretty literate. i'm pretty literate in this particular issue, because of people that are in my life and my mentors and people that i surround myself, because i really want to understand what the problem is. the majority of latinos in america are american, and i think that we forget that we are trying to categorize every mexican or...
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that was a big problem. the challenge, of course, is that obama took that and put his foot on the accelerator and we got really much more significant problems, but, again, now, we're trying to fix these problems. i'm not interested in apportioning blame on a percentage basis but let's look forward. the republican house of representatives, if you want to look at the partisan side of that, they put forward a budget. they actually passed a budget. the democratic estimate hasn't even written or passed a budget for two years. two years. the president of the united states is only now showing up for discussions. he spent the last three months raising $86 million of political money, not spending time focused on this problem, and now he wants to show up and tell everybody else to eat their peas when his party in the senate hasn't even passed a budget not this year but this year or last year and he hasn't put forward a serious budget period. >> but my issue is that when there are such extreme partisan views being expr
that was a big problem. the challenge, of course, is that obama took that and put his foot on the accelerator and we got really much more significant problems, but, again, now, we're trying to fix these problems. i'm not interested in apportioning blame on a percentage basis but let's look forward. the republican house of representatives, if you want to look at the partisan side of that, they put forward a budget. they actually passed a budget. the democratic estimate hasn't even written or...
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i did all these big stars and stuff. and i was struck by how confident she was. >> as i was doing my first series "d.o.c." and miley, she kept saying, daddy, can they write something in for me? so they wrote her in one episode. from the time she did that episode, she was -- can they write me in next week? can they write me in next week? a few weeks after that, she and i went to see "mamma mia" in toronto and i'll never forget it. it was that combination of acting and the performance on stage, the singers. and she said, that's what i want to do. and she -- she started studying, like, i mean -- it was like on the radar of, i'm going to be a great actress and this is what i'm going to do. and she just started -- like there was no -- she burnt all bridges of everything else. i'm going to be a great actress and a singer/songwriter. this is what i'm going to do. and she applied herself. >> obviously like any teenager, just like a dad, fell off the rails a little bit. i mean, not i don't think that bad to be honest with you. ta
i did all these big stars and stuff. and i was struck by how confident she was. >> as i was doing my first series "d.o.c." and miley, she kept saying, daddy, can they write something in for me? so they wrote her in one episode. from the time she did that episode, she was -- can they write me in next week? can they write me in next week? a few weeks after that, she and i went to see "mamma mia" in toronto and i'll never forget it. it was that combination of acting and...
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if you put all that together, that's a big deal. and it's a deal that's been around in washington at least since the deficit and debt commission, and i think would get broad bipartisan support. and so everyone has been pushing up against this deadline which we also knew was coming for a long time. >> right. >> to see how the politics is going to turn out. >> but again, carly, just to be clear without generating any new revenue, can you adequately address this problem? despite all the things you just said? >> oh, i think revenue razors, in my opinion, are fine. that's different than raising tax rates. and i think what we need to do is lower tax rates and close loopholes. and that raises revenue. and i think there's broad support for that. >> jon corzine, let me ask you, on the other hand we're still recovering from a major recession which is i think what's captured so many people's attention. republicans say now's not the time to take any money out of the pockets of, as you heard, job creators. do they have a point? >> let me start w
if you put all that together, that's a big deal. and it's a deal that's been around in washington at least since the deficit and debt commission, and i think would get broad bipartisan support. and so everyone has been pushing up against this deadline which we also knew was coming for a long time. >> right. >> to see how the politics is going to turn out. >> but again, carly, just to be clear without generating any new revenue, can you adequately address this problem? despite...
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i think the big confirmation for this month is i didn't die and i didn't get married. it's a one-two shot. >> what is it like when you read about your own death on twitter? i haven't had that experience yet. did you find it funny? was it a bit disconcerting? >> my response was, you know, it happened to mark twain so i quoted mark twain's comment, that rumors of his death demise were greatly exaggerated. >> let's move back to when you were last in my studio. because we had -- >> it was only yesterday. >> it was a great interview. crystal was with you and everything seemed absolutely happy. there seemed no reason why this wasn't going to be a great hollywood wedding. you very kindly invited me. i was looking forward to it and everything else. what happened? that's what everybody wants to know. the first television interview you've given. what went wrong? >> well, you know, that is the number one question. and i don't have an answer for it. i really don't know what happened. i think that in time, the rest of the story will play out. but -- we took a trip to london -- i th
i think the big confirmation for this month is i didn't die and i didn't get married. it's a one-two shot. >> what is it like when you read about your own death on twitter? i haven't had that experience yet. did you find it funny? was it a bit disconcerting? >> my response was, you know, it happened to mark twain so i quoted mark twain's comment, that rumors of his death demise were greatly exaggerated. >> let's move back to when you were last in my studio. because we had --...
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by the 1880s, big companies, what we called big pharma, were calling it big dos. by then, the secret was out. >> it was the miracle drug. if you had a stomach ache or you needed interest. if you had tuberculosis or asthma. if you had all sorts of things, it was going to cure what you had. this was how it was advertised. >> for the park davis company, cocaine was a blockbuster. others sold it, too. one popular product was vi vin mariani. endorsed by thomas edison, queen victoria. french bordeau with six ounces of cocaine in every bottle. then a copy cat wine. >> the great mother of invention. he took cola nuts and syrup and made the refreshing drink we call coca-cola. >> he wrote in an 1895 letter. >> i need a lot of cocaine. >> he finally stopped using it after he and a friend of his used cocaine on a patient and nearly killed her. >> by then, other doctors worried, too. >> too many people were taking too much cocaine and they were presenting as addicts who needed the stuff. they could not live without it. that is when doctors began to say, huh, we better rethink
by the 1880s, big companies, what we called big pharma, were calling it big dos. by then, the secret was out. >> it was the miracle drug. if you had a stomach ache or you needed interest. if you had tuberculosis or asthma. if you had all sorts of things, it was going to cure what you had. this was how it was advertised. >> for the park davis company, cocaine was a blockbuster. others sold it, too. one popular product was vi vin mariani. endorsed by thomas edison, queen victoria....
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for these men and women, heading off to war, a big city hospital like the one where i work, can be a perfect training ground. >> this doctor stops to check on an injured patient. he suffered massive abdominal injuries at the maryland factory job when he was caught in a conveyer belt. >> we will keep an eye on that. >> his cousin peter translates into the creole of their native haiti. but rimshaw treats cancer. why is he here? dr. john renshaw is deploying to the frontlines of stafghanistano treat the war wounded. before he goes, he along with other medical personnel, will complete a tour at the university of maryland trauma center in baltimore. sharpening their ability to deal with critical trauma patients. >> the worunds appear to be superfici superficial. >> trauma. >> trooper one. 15 up. ten minutes back. category a. priority one. >> every day, dozens of trauma patients are wheeled into the bays. some are accident victims. this young man came with multiple stab wounds. right alongside the civilian trauma doctors, nurses and techs and military personnel. >> the injuries that i trea
for these men and women, heading off to war, a big city hospital like the one where i work, can be a perfect training ground. >> this doctor stops to check on an injured patient. he suffered massive abdominal injuries at the maryland factory job when he was caught in a conveyer belt. >> we will keep an eye on that. >> his cousin peter translates into the creole of their native haiti. but rimshaw treats cancer. why is he here? dr. john renshaw is deploying to the frontlines of...
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